Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1887-01-05

Later Details.
5eEise sfELD. Aa-s.. Jan. f-rhe kspe5I-
ceas extra edition saws OF the disaster az
NlEtneaque. that As The train rounded a
curve a ~hsel Ola the forward truck OF The
BAGGAGE car broke caught on the guard rail
All tlreH tlc Cars on size tack just
Above fle station. The tram ran tw9
alnirei yards and c0llited with loaded
fre.slt cars standing n front OF the Canal
C1mpany's building. The forward coaches
were der4lled. wrecked and piled
lp. the Daggaye ana nail car was thrown
oL upon the other side into the engine ~
the local freight, which had just arrived.
Tire sr press engine dii not leave - tracr,
bur WAS cleared and ran or the ar braSes
were pul on to the s.eepers and stoPpei
them xltn0ut damage or injury TO the pas
sengers beyond a scvere Iostlins- The
wrecsei cars caught ire ike lash. The
frightened passengers IN the smoker and
and REGULAR coach dragged. themselves ou,
through broken windows n best they could.
Few knew how they escaped. The bag
gayemaster had race with the nre 70 get
Out he escaped with bruises.
The cars burned hercely, help came ~
once from the train hands and mill oper
atlves lust going 20 work, the wounded
were taksn 10 the houses, thirty yards away,
am tenderly cared for.
The Springfield ire department cxtin-
guished The flames, but lot until the for
ware cars we're IN ashes and the passenger
coach partly destroyed. Two bodies, burned
O. clnder. we're found in the ruins, one
was the corps Of Mr.. jerks. OF Ludlow,
which his widow was bringing home Tor
burial.
The other Was beyond recognition, but
near It lay cap with the letters y. .
upon it.
The doctors found that only twenty -four
or twenty-five persons were badly injured.
/ Had the sleeping ears reached the freight
cars the loss of Lie would have been heavy.
Further Detalis-A Graphic Account.
| SraisorIELD. Mass. Jan. As far as can
be leaned only one man was killed by the
wreck Of the "Modoc' train this morning.
/ His BODY lies AZ Washb1rn's morgue in this
/ c.tv. 20 badly burned that Identification
| j. impossible Is vas taken from the ruins
I OF the smoking car directly behind the bag
! gaze car. II is thought from the cap found
| near marked T. =. 10 be- that OF a soldier
/ known % have been aboard the train, and
! who has not been seen since.
Twenty persons were injured as follows
Mrs Jane NJ. jerks, Of Troy. =. r., badly
I bruised Her husband corpse. which she
Wa ssxlng - Ludlow, vas consumed.
Mr. T. 81 Chandler, Of Troy. ~ y,
daughter of Mrs. JenSs. severe sprains ald
an ankle ont II iOint.
Marcus II smith. of Springfield. Mass,
employed on tue COnnecCicut River rail-
| road cnt about the legs and hands.
James 3. Childs, Of Syracuse, y. Y, COM
msrcsl traveller. bruised and cut badly
about the knees.
Francis F. Thompson, Of Camp0el.s.
Mass lust discharged on account Of physi-
ca disability from the L. ;. military ser
vice a. san Francisco. hurt about the
r. AMI Emline Dwyer. Of Honolulu,
Sandwich Islands. badly bruised and cut.
Mary TsverinO. Of Honolulu, step-lau -h-
ts- 10 the Dryers flesh wounds On the side
II the fscs.
4 Whitford. Of Providence r. T.. cui
/ about the face and badly shaken mp and
r-u SEQ. badly on, not dangerous hurt.
M-s f. A. Whitfori OF Providence
shaken up and somewhat bruised.
Lestsr Warden. of Springte 'd employee
h~ -he FISK Manufacturing co mp1nv. te7
-e'v clt on fas leg.
john Sanders nj Wss- Springfield tre
man of rha freight tram. cat on torenes-
+ he7i and ,es shoulder.
con t1ctor Geo. A Chaplin Of this city
{ h-.i. s.si nr tha nose ani right temple.
a. G Havsen. ot Mlu1t Hope. oe.i-Vi'
county. kansss ou his VsT fo Hoos .er. ru
or the rieht 'sg and kie ont az joint
II ClsrS coIore, o
W n5s8r Locks Conn. pitched through
v.nIaT Ga. ga Che haui aud lex badly
hrse1
~ oRsaiy. Of A.hfe'd. P Q- gen
Dexter Dry. of Fa-u ineham bruised
Charles Nan Wvcx at LocSp0rt y y
-.s.1 corn nH